SOMESVILLE CHURCH SPIRE (PE1894)
State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Southwest Harbor
Location: N 44° 21.622' W068° 20.151'
Elevation: Unknown
Designation: SOMESVILLE CHURCH SPIRE
Setting: Church Spire
Type: Landmark/Intersection Station
Year: Unknown
Established By: Unknown
Recovered: 25 June 2006
This was a lovely late-Spring day that began chilly and foggy but turned sunny, dry and warm by noon. After our hike to ROBINSON MOUNTAIN (this feature is now known as Acadia Mountain) and an afternoon of lazing around in the sun at Ike's Point on Echo Lake, Rich and I passed by this church in Somesville and had to stop for some photographs. We wouldn't go out of our way for a station like this, but we couldn't pass it up while in the area. The church is pretty and seems well cared for. The spire was found as described.
A report on the condition of this landmark station has been submitted to NGS.
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1934:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (KGC) THE CHURCH HAS REMAINED THE SAME SINCE 1870 ACCORDING TO MRS. KATE PRAY WHO LIVES NEARBY. IT HAS A TALL WHITE SPIRE AND IS KNOWN AS THE THE SOMESVILLE UNION MEETING HOUSE. THE CHURCH WAS BUILT IN 1852.
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...PE1894, Hancock County, MEN 44° 21.622' W 068° 20.151' |
...Sign indicating that this is the correct church. |
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...Church viewed from the west side of the highway. |